Abel Tasman National Park, New Zealand

Abel Tasman National Park is a New Zealand national park located betweenGolden Bay and Tasman Bay at the north end of the South Island. It is named afterAbel Tasman, who in 1642 became the first European explorer to sight New Zealand and who anchored nearby in Golden Bay.

The park was founded in 1942, largely through the efforts of ornithologist and author Pérrine Moncrieff to have land reserved for the purpose. The park was opened on the 18 December 1942 to mark the 300th anniversary of Abel Tasman's visit. Covering an area of 225.3 km² (87.0 sq mi; 55,700 acres), the park is the smallest of New Zealand's national parks.^[8]It consists of forested, hilly country to the north of the valleys of the Takaka and Riwaka Rivers, and is bounded to the north by the waters of Golden Bay and Tasman Bay. It contains some of the islands off the coast including the Tata Islands in Golden Bay, and Tonga Island, Adele Island, and Fisherman Island in Tasman Bay.

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